The perceived uniqueness of a place by its residents has been called “landscape identity”. History shows that mobility was its driving force.
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Groot Constantia: Wine or Slaves?
Groot Constantia is the iconic South African colonial estate. Located on the slopes of the Table Mountain among oak trees, it embodies both its wine history and its epitome of Cape slavery.
Fake History and the Outlet Village
Outlet villages create synthetic town centres for marketing purposes. From the perspective of tourists, it seems that there is only a marginal difference between such outlet villages and genuine historical towns.
Do we need “Dark Public History“?
What does the boom of Dark Tourism mean for public historians and why don’t conventional labels such as Dissonant Heritage and Thanatourism include the term Dark Public History?
Back to the Cold War: Museumised Bunker Installations
Underworlds have become tourist magnets. Underground nuclear bunkers from the Cold War also fall into this category. Whether they are in Germany, Canada, Denmark … They are unique sites of contemporary history.
Urlaub von der Geschichte? Historisches Denken in der Reisezeit
Abstract: Die Urlaubszeit ist vorbei. Jetzt lohnt sich eine kritische Rückschau auf den Sommer und die Begegnungen mit Geschichte im Urlaub. Ich stolperte im Juli im Hongkong Museum of… Read More ›
Zeitverkauf
Abstract: Geschichte wird gemessen, gezählt, gedeutet, erzählt. So verpackt, dient sie sehr unterschiedlichen Zwecken: zur Orientierung der Zeitgenossen in ihrer Gegenwart, für den Druck in Hochglanzmagazinen, als fein abgewogene… Read More ›